This article explores the hypothesis that having a mind which is open to other ways of looking at the world may facilitate one's ability to learn a new language. The term "ethno-lingual relativity" is ...

Vol. 12, No. 4, Special Issue on GENERAL NATIVISM AND SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION (October 1996), pp. 335-373 (39 pages) Published By: Sage Publications, Ltd. This article is about nativist theories ...

(Medical Xpress)—Contrary to the prevailing theories that music and language are cognitively separate or that music is a byproduct of language, theorists at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music ...

Contrary to the prevailing theories that music and language are cognitively separate or that music is a byproduct of language, theorists advocate that music underlies the ability to acquire language.

There all sorts of theories around how best to acquire a second language. Some people think you should dive right in and speak from day one. Other people think that it is perfectly normal for you to ...